RIHANNSU NAMES: 
Houses and Proper names

This section covers House and Place names and Rihannsu naming conventions.

Rihannsu who are members of noble houses will have three names: 

a FIRST (given) name
a SECOND (location) name
a THIRD (house) name.

A commoner will have only a FIRST name and a SECOND name.

The FOURTH name (rehei) is what the Rihannsu Vaurek (soul) calls itself, a private name only to be shared with close friends or lovers.

 

First Names with a Rihannsu root
FEMALE NAMES	MALE NAMES	MALE NAMES
Ael            winged Aeryrn       flier Aidoann     moon (uncommon) Ariennye    hell Arrenhe     skilled Arrhae       one who is worthy of high position Avilh          the element of Earth Carina Caithlin Charvanek D'elon        swift, fleet Dhael         bird, soaring, flying Dhiov Dhisuia Dhivael       Storm bird D'Ral          Ecurai        hope Ekenda Ekkhae      Eriufv Evaste Eviak Eviess        Gwiu Hannam     message Helev Hloal         Ihho           brook Isha           dream Istak Jaeih          the element of air Jaeihthe Janicka Jhu            angel Kaolea       changeling Katara Kerit Kihaia Latta          death Lhair Liha Liviana Llaiir          flame LLunih     Lyie  Mavus       Strong Sister - (rom'lesta) Mhai         summer Mnheia     ruler, one who is fit to command others Mrian Nahir N'alae      Nalah       Nevala Nn'khiy     Nuhir        one who others will look upon favorably  Rai Rhioa Rhiu         Short form of T'Rhiu, One born off-world Rhhaein    Ice, snow  Rhiana      ruled by Fire Ridda Ro'Wena   ice, snow Saavik Saeihr       sun S'anra       servant of the Rihannsu Sela Shalote Shiarrael   starwing Sindari      swarm Ssaedhe   steadfast S'Tarleya  constant Taleirrh     Taleria Teelis       song Teillh        mercy Telek Thue         T'Manda   unique Toreth T'Rehu     Varel Verelan    graceful Vrina	Aehkhifv      pain (male) Aev            for S'Tcaevra, braveheart Alidar Almar Amarik Ameh Amtor Archemar Argelian     Atalian Avrak Bok'ra Branak Chavek      Dalok Danut Darit Darok Deletham    protector Delon         swift one Dhiemm     D'Nal         dralath D'Tan Durnak Ejiul            Erket Fveirrolh     perseverant Galan         seeker Gehen Giellun Gorka Gorath Haehwe Haid      Hanaj        Hasmek Hasmonak Hatham     Havraha     traveler H'daen       pushy or forward Hei Hexce       HHirl         proud one Hilae Hvaid     Ireqh Jalad Jareth Jaron Kakabam  storm, tempest Kalad Kaol         change Karpan K'haeth Khaiell      atmosphere Kharik Khiy         Khoal       Korak Koval Kylor Lai            Lhaerrh     one who lifts Lhaes Lhaesl Lhian Llaaseil Llhran    Llunih Lovao Lyirru   Maec        keeper of tradition Maiell       Maiek      Mandukar  watchful, vigilant Meldet Miral        Mirok M'Ret Narviat Ndeian Nnerhai Nnerhin	Nniol          brash Nveid         independent Parem Raiuhes Rekar Rh'vaurek   soul-catcher R'Kal R'Imus        clever Ruanek Ruwon Sarik Saren         pierceblood S'harien      pierceblood Shiarkiek S'Hauen     air dreamer S'Talon     S'Task      S'Tcaevra   braveheart S'Ten         gallant, brave S'Tev         humorous Stelam       star S'Tokkr    Symakhos Taev           humorous Taiv Taibak Takvi Tal       Carrier, expected to bear a burden (rom'lesta) Takaram     comet Talar Tebok Tellus Teranas Terrh         darkness Tharnek Thei Therakith Torak T'maekh     hot-headed Ustard Vaebn        sneaky one Valak Vaurek       soul Velal Vorian Vrih           one who excels Wislok Yhea         agile or maneuverable Zerliak Zorak   NEUTRAL GENDER  NAMES Aerv         watcher from above Rhian        Fire   Prefixes used on some male names: D' - grand or great Rh' - keep or hold S'L - honor S'T - bravery us - suffix meaning strength

These names came from these websites:  http://www.angelfire.com/md/startrekkie1701/romynames.html   & http://www.anzwers.org/free/rsrlibrary/misc.html  and the former Romulan Imperium site

These names came from these websites:  http://www.angelfire.com/md/startrekkie1701/   and  http://www.anzwers.org/free/rsrlibrary/misc.html and corrected for errors.

These names came from this website:  http://www.angelfire.com/md/startrekkie1701/

RIHANNSU NAMING CONVENTIONS

This excerpted article came from the Trekmuse website:

At the root of Rihannsu political organization is the noble house, or hfihar, system. Houses are family groups or clan-like organizations, with hereditary succession structures. Unlike feudal family organizations, however, Rihannsu houses encompass a much broader spectrum of society. For example, servants of a house lord, or hru'hfirh, are considered part of the family and adopt the house name, using it as their own. That is not to say that they are equal members, but they are included.

Each house that has its own rank and status accorded in Rihannsu society. houses are considered either Great Houses or Lesser Houses. Great Houses have many family members that are high in the social standing of the Empire. The members of Great Houses have proven their service to the Empire in past honors and loyalty. Lesser Houses have not received the honor and glory, but serve an integral and vital role within the Empire. It is their quiet service that supports the Empire and brings greater glory to it. The status of house members reflects directly on the status of their house and vice versa.

Within each hfihar are various positions, as detailed in the following table:

As you can see in the chart above, there is the added complexity of adoption. An adopted member of the family has the same rank and receives the same respect as a blood member, but with the added responsibility of another house, perhaps. Adoptions are commonplace in Rihannsu society.

Another commonplace practice is a unique form of revenge, usually prompted by mnhei'sahe in the case of the murder of a child, known as rrh-thanai, or "hostage fostering." In this situation, a house steals the children of a rival house and rears them as their own. A family that has loses their child in this manner usually never sees them again.

The typical noble Rihannsu name has four parts: the proper (or first) name, the secondary name, and for members of the nobility, the family or house name, with most Rihannsu also taking on a fourth name, known as a rehei. This page will discuss the creation and meaning of each of the four parts of Rihannsu names and will conclude with an OOC discussion of how to name your TrekMUSE character in appropriate Rihannsu fashion.

The first, or proper name is generally given by one's parents. Examples of these names and their meanings can be found in the Rihannsu dictionary on this site. Its meaning reflects their hopes and aspirations for the child, although not often in a literal sense. For example, parents might name a child 'Ael' which means 'winged,' in the hopes that she will soar to the limits of his abilities. Perhaps they would choose the same name with the intention of associating the child with the qualities of the Element of Air. Also, they may have any of a dozen other reasons. The shadings and connotations of a name go far beyond its simple dictionary definition.

Although the first name is bestowed by the parents before they know much about the character of their baby, children most often grow into their names, although not always in the way their parents had anticipated. The above named Ael, for example, might end up as an atmospheric transport pilot, showing her wings in flight as the birds do. Not perhaps what his parents had intended, but Ael nonetheless. If all else fails, make something up following the guidelines given above. However, you may not want to use a name that similar to one already used by a TrekMUSE player, as it can lead to confusion.

The second name is locative and is determined by the Rihanha's birthplace or clan of origin. This locative name is prefixed by i- (in the city of) or ir- (in the region of). Examples of birthplaces can be found on this page, but this list is by no means exhaustive. There are three forms of locative names, each describing a different type of background and distinguished by the name's prefix.

The first form of place name begins i- meaning, from the city of. If our example person Ael had been born in the city of Ra'tleihfi, she would be known as Ael i-Ra'tleihfi. The second form of place name begins ir- meaning from the region of. A region is a rather nebulous term encompassing anything from a small province on a heavily-populated world such as ch'Rihan to an entire colony world, depending on the local population. If our Ael had been born in the Mnaehe province of ch'Rihan, she would be called Ael ir-Mnaehe, "Winged One of the Mnaehe Province."

The final and rarest form of the locative name is used only by nobility who have a family name other than the one they were born with. Usually, this happens through marriage, although occasionally adoption will require it. In this case, the person changing their name would take their old family name as their locative name using the prefix e-, meaning 'of the family of.' Continuing with an example, let's say Ael is a noble of the Khellian family, with a full name of Ael ir-Mnaehe t'Khellian. She wishes to marry another noble, a man of the Sahen family from Ra'tleihfi. His name is Nniol i-Ra'tleihfi tr'Sahen. When they marry, however, he changes his name to Nniol e-Sahen tr'Khellian. She would still be Ael ir-Mnaehe t'Khellian, since she is not leaving her family to join another.

The house itself possesses a name, for example, Khellian, and a Rihanha who is related to the house uses a prefix for that name: t' for females, and tr' for males, while the neuter prefix for the hfihar in general is s'. Thus, Lhaes tr'Khellian is a male member of house Khellian and Jaeih t'Vaebn is a female member of house Vaebn.  Again, only members of the nobility or those who are indentured to noble families have hfihar names. If Ael were a commoner, she would simply be known as Ael ir-Mnaehe.

If you are the hru'hfirh of a major noble family, you should set your name to be your hfihar name with the t' or tr' prefix. Note that this prefix is not capitalized, the correct capitalization is t'Hfihar not T'Hfihar or T'hfihar. Otherwise, you should set your name to your personal (first) name.

Finally, some Rihannsu develop a fourth name, a rehei, which is a deeply personal name, discovered by its owner, not given. It is intensely private and shared only with intimate friends and family. For a list of some acceptable reheiin, refer again to the Rihannsu dictionary on this site. To find your rehei, you look inside yourself and if you look carefully enough, you will find the correct one. The meaning of a rehei is that which best describes its owner. As such, the rehei is shared only with close family and intimate friends, because to know a person's rehei is to understand the depths of their soul.

The exception to this naming process is those who honor an old style and have a single name, often beginning with S' to honor S'Task. Names of this style may have a house name as well, but just as often do not. Rihannsu often change their name for reasons of honor, which will not be touched on here. Note that the lists of names presented in the above paragraphs are by no means exhaustive, so feel free to consult with other Rihannsu if you would like to invent a name for your character.

Also, as several players seem to have misunderstood the purpose of the S'T and S'L prefixes for names. You can not just take the prefixes and tack them on to the beginning of a name. Quite the contrary, they are not really prefixes, but are there to show you what parts of certain names mean. Again, they are not to be tacked on to existing names, but only hold meaning when they are found in existing Rihannsu names, i.e. S'Task and S'Laerv, whose names infer bravery and honor, respectively, due to the presence of S'T and S'L present in the names.

First a note on the Rihannsu language in general. In some cases, it may be desirable to make up a name rather than use one of the examples provided. There is certainly nothing wrong with doing that as long as you preserve the basic Rihannsu feel to the word. Basically, this means two things. First, Rihannsu words tend to be very smooth with liquid consonants and long vowels. Sharp, guttural sounds are best saved for Klingon words. Likewise, avoid the quasi-Latin forms prevalent in some early novels, as we are not Romans. Second, avoid making puns out of your name. Things like tr'Ampoline or S'Tinger may be mildly amusing at first but they are completely OOC and will not be allowed.

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information taken from the former RSR archives: http://www.romulanstarrepublic.org/society/houses.html

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